Release Sierra Nevada Barrel Aged Bigfoot

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From Mybeerbuzz.com:

"Here’s a new release from Sierra Nevada that I can’t wait to try. Today we have the 750ml bottle label for Sierra Nevada Barrel-Aged Bigfoot Barleywine Style Ale aged in Whiskey Barrels. This beer celebrates the 30th anniversary of Bigfoot by aging the popular Barleywine in oak whiskey casks for 2-years! Look for this bad boy to come in at 11.8% ABV."

Last time I remember Bill Manley talking about it, he said it would hit national distro, but that it would be a 1/4th of the size of the original hoptimum release (when it was 24 oz bottles). So it won't be around long :-D

edit: I want to say that he said hoptimum was 400bbl and there is only 100bbl of this.

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Last time I remember Bill Manley talking about it, he said it would hit national distro, but that it would be a 1/4th of the size of the original hoptimum release (when it was 24 oz bottles). So it won't be around long :-D

edit: I want to say that he said hoptimum was 400bbl and there is only 100bbl of this.

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Damn..i really hope i can find this. That doesnt make me feel too good about getting it

Just did a quick google search and an article from November 2011 said they would bottle some in 2012 for release in May, presumably May of 2012 so obviously that didn't happen. Perhaps it will come soon...

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Just did a quick google search and an article from November 2011 said they would bottle some in 2012 for release in May, presumably May of 2012 so obviously that didn't happen. Perhaps it will come soon...

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There was a thread about it, bill comented that it wasn't ready for may. I think someone mentioned that they used a variety of barrels and were not happy with what the scotch barrels did to Bigfoot.

King Henry may have met his match. Hopefully this is not just a once in a lifetime release, either way maybe this will incentivize GI to brew some more KH to retain there spot as número uno in the vast realm of all things barley wine.

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King Henry may have met his match. Hopefully this is not just a once in a lifetime release, either way maybe this will incentivize GI to brew some more KH to retain there spot as número uno in the vast realm of all things barley wine.

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Goose Island just put another barleywine into barrels (different kind of barrels) supposed to be a successor to KH

King Henry may have met his match. Hopefully this is not just a once in a lifetime release, either way maybe this will incentivize GI to brew some more KH to retain there spot as número uno in the vast realm of all things barley wine.

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Wow that's a bold statement! I sure hope it is better than KH, but that'll b very difficult to do. I do feel that it has the potential to be one of the best barleywines though

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King Henry may have met his match. Hopefully this is not just a once in a lifetime release, either way maybe this will incentivize GI to brew some more KH to retain there spot as número uno in the vast realm of all things barley wine.

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I wouldn't be so sure. This is my opinion only but barrel aging in general seems to go better with English Barleywines than American (hoppier). That said, I hope this is good...it's beginning to be a crowded field.

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Sorry for the delay in jumping in here...I've been traveling and dropping the ball when it comes to my beloved BA.

We have about 100Bbl's (just over 1000 cases worth) of Bigfoot aging in bourbon and single-malt scotch barrels at the moment. Once those barrels move out of the warehouse and into a bottle will get some more barrels and fill 'em up and release the beer again. We're planning on several releases within the year (hence the year-round status) but only limited amounts in each release because of the volume constraints in our barrel program.

We don't have a release date yet, sadly...it probably won't be in May as previously reported on the sales calendar due to other projects derailing the release. I'll be sure to let the forums know what's what well before the actual release.

The annual release of classic Bigfoot will not be affected by the barrel-aged version. Bigfoot will be in 6-packs this year and the barrel-aged version will be in 750's. Next year Bigfoot will be a larger release (more production) and the beer may move into a 4-pack to accommodate.

"Here’s a new release from Sierra Nevada that I can’t wait to try. Today we have the 750ml bottle label for Sierra Nevada Barrel-Aged Bigfoot Barleywine Style Ale aged in Whiskey Barrels. This beer celebrates the 30th anniversary of Bigfoot by aging the popular Barleywine in oak whiskey casks for 2-years! Look for this bad boy to come in at 11.8% ABV."

Over a beer with Sierra Nevada brewer Terrance Sullivan earlier this year, he told me about plans to release a barrel aged edition of Bigfoot in 2012. The North Carolina build tentatively pushed this release into 2013, but the plans remain intact. Sierra obtained a mixture of whiskey barrels (Jack Daniels, Heaven Hill, Jim Beam) for this project. 750 is the bottle size and the labels are painted.